Breaststroke

Start with the whole stroke, then work on one part at a time. Pullouts and open turns are on Starts, turns and underwaters.

The whole stroke

• Swimming Breaststroke: The Complete Guide – U.S. Masters Swimming: body position, kick, pull and timing, each with drills, sets and dryland exercises. Start here.
• Breaststroke technique – Russell Mark's slide deck for USA Swimming (PDF)

Body line

• Breaststroke Body Position and its drills – USMS
• Breaststroke: bodyline – USA Swimming (archived copy)

Kick

• Breaststroke Kick Drills – USMS
• Quick heels in breaststroke – USA Swimming
• Improve your breaststroke kick with the sliding lateral lunge – Swimming World (a dryland exercise)

Pull

• Breaststroke Pull Drills – USMS: closed fist, breaststroke with flutter kick, two pulls one kick
• 3 Myths About Breaststroke – USMS: why pulling harder isn't the answer
• Breaststroke: to swim faster, don't pull harder – USA Swimming (archived copy)

Timing

• Breaststroke Timing and Breaststroke Timing Drills – USMS: three pulls one kick, delay breaststroke, two pulls one kick
• Breaststroke timing: pull your legs, then kick your streamline – Russell Mark, USA Swimming (archived copy)

Drills

• All the USMS breaststroke drills, from basic to advanced: body position, kick, pull and timing.